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Article: Despite having media staff, city pays firm $9K for mayor's speech.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2009
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By Deirdre Fernandes
The Virginian-Pilot
Virginia Beach
Mayor Will Sessoms gave his State of the City speech last week. It lasted about 35 minutes and cost the city $9,000.
The city hired a consultant to help write the speech and produce the slide show, which touted successes over the past year and announced some new ventures, including the purchase of the Norfolk Southern right of way.
Virginia Beach paid Otto Design & Marketing to work on the presentation despite having a 10-person media and communications group, including a staff member who has written mayoral speeches and is paid $60,475.
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